A Case of Chronic Daily Headache Attributed to Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.

Kim,  Hwan Soo; Shin,  Seon Hee; Hwang,  Il Tae; Lee,  Kon Hee

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society 2007;15(1):111-115.
Published online May 30, 2007.

A Case of Chronic Daily Headache Attributed to Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.

Hwan Soo Kim, Seon Hee Shin, Il Tae Hwang, Kon Hee Lee

¹Department of Pediatrics, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, School of Medicine Hallym University, Korea. pedlee@hallym.or.kr
²Department of Pediatrics, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, School of Medicine Hallym University, Korea.

Abstract

We present a case of Hashimoto's thyroiditis accompanied by chronic daily headache which was relieved by levothyroxine therapy. A 12-year-old girl was referred to our hospital complaining of continuous, bilateral, and non-pulsatile headache which had begun 9 months before. After 2 weeks of appropriate levothyroxine therapy, headache markedly improved. After 4 months of follow-up, she had no new episode of headache.

Key Words: Chronic daily headache, Thyroiditis

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